Fastening for gloves



(No Model.)

W. S. RICHARDSON.

, 'FASTENING FOR GLOVES,

No. 883,071. Patented May 15, 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEQ 'WILLAM S. RICHARDSON, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

FASTENING FOR GLOVES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 383,071, dated May 15, 1882?.

Application filed January 23, 1828. Serial No. 261,646. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern):

Beit known that I, WILLIAM S. EtonnansoN, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, a citizen of the United States, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fastenings for Gloves and other Articles, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in explainingits nature.

'The invention relates to a fastening for gloves and other articles, having a dome or button-top, a stay-piece, and a jaw-plate, combined and organized as hereinafter specified.

In the drawings, Figures 1 and 2 represent in plan and section the dome member of the fastening. Fig. 3 is aplan view of a jaw-plate having two slits extending from the jaw-open ing. Fig. 4t is a plan view of ajaw-plate having three slits extending from the jaw-opening. Figs. 5, 6, 7, and 8 relate to the staypiece. Figs. 9 and 10 relate to the under washer. Figs. 11 and 12 relate to the ball, post, or stud member of the fastening. Fig. 13 shows the member of the fastening to which this invention relates secured in place to the material on which it is used. Fig. 14 shows it in operative position with a ball, post, or stud. Figs. 15, 16, and 17 relate to a modification, which will hereinafter be referred to.

The fastening has three essential partsnamely, the dome or button-top A, the stay and fastening piece B, and the jaw-plate O.

Each of these parts, preferably, is formed from a circular blank. 'The dome or button top A is formed from the blank a by striking it up in suitable dies to any degree of convexity, and it is made sufcientlylarge to provide a margin or points, a', for turning under the 4o jaw-plate C and securing the two parts togather. The fastening-piece B is made from a circular, or substantially circular, blank, Z1, and it is struck up and formed in suitable dies to the shape shown in Fig. 8, to provide or forni a flange, b', a. raised central sleeve, b, and downward fastening prongs or extensions b3. The jaw-plate C is formed as represented in Fig. 3, and has the flange c', the opening c2,

nthe holes c3, the slits c, extending from the opening, and, preferably, its edges c6 about the opening are extended downwardly, as represented in Fig. 13. ln assembling these parts the fastening stay-pieceis placed in the cavity of the dome or button-top, and thejaw-plate is also placed therein, so that its outer surface bears against the under surface of the staypiece, and the prong or fastening-extensions pass through the holes therein, and the three parts are then united by folding the entire edge or sect-ions of the edge of the dome or button-top upon the under surface of the flange of thejaW-plate. (See Fig. 14.)

The fastening is secured in place upon the surface of the material upon which it is used rst by forming a hole in the material, arA ranging the fastening so that its opening is in line with the hole c2, and passing the prongs or fastening-extensions through the material and upsetting them upon a suitably-shaped Washer upon the other side of the material, which washer has a central hole and also side holes for the reception of the fastening prongs or extensions b.

I consider this to be an improvement upon the fastenings of the same class described in my application of even date herewith., in that by making thejaw-plate a distinct and separate piece l am enabled to use in the production of the fastening very inexpensive blanks and to rapidly fashion and unite them and at the same time obtain a very superior result.

In Fig. 16 I show the dome and jaw-plate as secured to the material by a staypiece,which, instead of being cylindrical in shape, as represented in Figs. 7 and 8, is niade from a fiat strip of metal, which is shown in plan in Fig.v 15, and used as represented in Fig. 1G.

In use the ball, post, or stud A and the other member of the fastening are brought in line with each other and caused to engage each other by the movement of one relatively to the other.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States-- 1. A fastening having the dome or buttontop A, the independent jaw-plate C, having the ange o', the opening of, and slits ci, united to the dome or button-top by lapping its edge or sections thereof upon the under surface of the jaw-plate, and a fastening device having prongs or extensions bi, which pass through IOO holes inthe jaw-plate C, as and for the purthe fastening through the material to the unposes described. der Washer, as and for the purposes described.

2. The fastening for gloves and other arti- 5. In a fastening for gloves and other articles, having the donne or button-top A, the incles, the independent dome or buttontop A 5 dependent jaw-plate C,having the fiange c and and the jaw-plate having a continuous flange, 25

jaw-opening c2, and the stay-piece B, havinga. c', united by its edge to the dome or buttonstayingextension, b2, substantially as detop, and thejaw-opening c2, provided With rascribed. dial slits, substantially as described.

3. The combination, in afastening forgloves 6. In a fastening for gloves and other arti- 'ro and other articles, of the dome or buttontop cles, thecombination of the independent dome 3o A, independentjaw-plate C, havingthe iiange or buttontop, the jaw-plate having a continuc, andjaW-opening c?, united by its edge to the ons outer edge and inner yielding jaws about dome or button-top, the stay B, and prongs or a circular or other shaped hole, and united extensions for securing the fastening in place, by its edge to the said dome or button-top, the

15 substantially as described. interior stay-piece, B, and its fastening arms 35 4. The combination, in a fastening, of the or extensions, substantially as described. dome or buttontop A, the independent jaW- WILLIAM S. RICHARDSON. plate C, having the jaw-opening c2, the stay- In presence ofpiece B, the under Washer, and fastening-con F. F. RAYMOND, 2d,

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